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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

the arrival of the schooner Pomerov.
from Chicago, which passed through the
bay to-day, it was Supposed that not
single survivor was left of the forty or
fifty people on board the propeller Yer
non which went dowa of SheboySan
early last Saturday morning. 1t is now
known, however, that at least one man
lives to tell the tale of that terrible night
on Lake Michigan. The Pomeroy had
on board the only survivor so far as now
known of that sWful disaster. The name
of the man who thus has been rescued
from the dsath, after he had given up
all hope of ever again setting his foot
upon dry land, is Alfred Stone, of Chi
cago, enc of the Vernon's crew. He had
been
IN 1Hz WATER SIXTY HOURS
exposed to the bitter piercing wind and
without bite to eat, wheu the Pomeroy
discovered him on the raft last night
about miles from Sheboygan, (it was
clear moonlight night, Stone was so cold
as to be almost helpless aud so weak from
hunger that he could scarcely move.
Although still very weak from the effects
of his awful experience Stone was able to
make brief statement of the
nsver to be forgotten night. 81 was
awakened in the middle of the
night" he said, "by the cries of the pas
sengers and crew that the vessel was
sinking. Isprang out of window and
found myself on the life raft with six
other persons. l cannot say now who
my companions were. Part of them were
members of the crew, and part were pss-
sengers. 1t seemed only a moment be.
fore the vessel had gone down, and l be-
ieve that all but q few of those on board
went down with her. / DO not know lust
how many people were on board at the
time, but the number could not have been
far from ifty. We passed through an
awful night. l think
NEVER SAW SUCH SEA
as that which tossed our little raft at its
mercy. When daylight came we hoisted
a signal of distress, using a coat tied to
an oar. Two vessels passed so near US
On Saturday that they must have seen our
signal, yet for some reason they appal-
emily made no effort to reach Us. The
storm still ragged, and it NAV be that thev
had all they could do to save them
selves. One after another of nv com
panlons perished in the cold or else
was washed off the raft when they
became too numb with cold to hold on
any longer. We never saw any others
from the sunken steamer and | don't be-
lleve that any Others survived. The YES.
sci went down so suddenly that the
crew had not time to man the boats"
When Stone was picked up there was the
corpse of one man on the raft with him,
the other four having persisted several
hours before. Stone says that this man
was one of the crew whose namo ne does
not know.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

THE Commissioner of Patents has just
rendered an important decision to the eff
feet that applicants for patents cannot
embrace in one and the same application
patents compreh ending distinct and
separate inventions. The decision was
callsd for by an application for single
patent covering the machine and process
for separating garlic from wheat. The
Commissioner declared that it must be
regarded settled by the highest author
ity that an apparatus aud a process are
separate and distinct inventions, but that
Il method or process, such as the law
recognizes patentabie, must have an ex-
istence Independent of the machine by
which it is carried out. III relation to in
ventions covering combinations the Com
missioner held that whenever The origi-
nal invention is such that, with it's mutu-
ally cooperating parts, it retains dis
tinctive character and identity, and the
improved parts have not become distincE
subjects of invention, art or manufacture.
such original and cooperating parts may
be embodied in one patent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The schooner James f. Joy has gone to
pieces at Asbtabula. The crew were
saved with difficulty. She is owned by
O'Brien and others of Erie.
PERKINS, Dupee and Co., bankers at 40
State street, Boston, have failed. The liza
bilities are $4,000, with assets of but
$4,000.
The Albert No. 3, small river packet,
was burned at Indian Bay, Ark, Thurs
day. Captain W. Gibbs, an old steam
boat man, was lost.
ANTON ORBANIE was instantly killed
Thursday in Norton's quarry, at Joliet,
ILL.,, by the fall of derrick. Two other
men were very seriously injured.
THE steamship Scotia, which left New
York nine days ago for Liverpool, put in
to Halifax Thursday with her machinery
disabled.
ISRAEL p. MAYER, p prominent brewer
of Philadelphia, Pa, assigned Thursday.
Liabilities, $4,000.
Dr.. CoNDRow, of Danbury, Ia, killed
himself with shotgun Tuesday. He had
been accused of malpractice, resulting in
the death of young woman.
AT Huron, D. T., Monday, the residence
of Eugene Kelly caught fire, and two
children, who were in the house .alone,
were burned to death.
Two men were instantly killed and three
others were seriously injured by an ex-
plosion in the iapanning of /. N.
Topliff's carrirge factory at Cleveland,
Ohio.
PETER KEMP, a salOOn-keeper at Russia
vile, Ind, was not granted city license
recently, but proposed to conduct his
business without it. Citizens raised his
groggery with dynamite. One man was
injured.
LIMA GErssERT, daughter of Milwau-
kee, (Wis.) saloOn-keoper, poured kero-
sene over her clothes and then applied
match to her dress. She was in flames IN
an instant, and before she could be rescu-
ed was fatally burned. She was released
from an insane asylum short time ago.
WILLIAM REED, of Pittsburg, mineral
and oil expert, who had amassed for
tune by means eff his diving rod, ;" was
drowned off the New Jersey cost Monday.
It is believed he met bis death while
searching for lost treasure ships.
GEORGE w. MooRE's 4-year-oId son was
burned to death at Brazil Ind. The
boys grandmother mounted a horse to
20 for doctor, and was thrown off, re-
ceiving injuries that will prove fatal.
CHOLERA was discovered Sunday on the
steamship Britannia, now lying at quar-
antine in New York Bay. One of the
passengers died Monday, and another is
in precarious condition.
EARLY Tuesday morning the schooner
Pewaukee of Milwaukee went ashore on
Detroit Island Reef, near Deaths Door.
She is in an exposed position, and may
prove q total loss.
FIRE destroyed the hoisting machinery,
top works, ETC., of the Carver Coal Mine,
near Des Moines, Iowa, entailing loss of
100000; insured for $4,000.
A BODY supposed to be that of Frank
Wood, of Kenosha, Wis, mate of the ill
fated City of Green Bay, washed ashore
near South Haven. The body was so
much decompnsed that son of Wood
could not fully identify it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
THE CAMpAIGNIN OHIO.

This is the last week of the campaign
rousing one. They have been turning
the calcium on the tax question there as
well as in Wisconsin. Some very pertin-
ent questions are being asked Gov. For
aker, who has failed to give satisfactory
responses. Instead of treating these
questions fairly and discussing them on
their merits, he laughs at and abuses the
propounders and lets his mosth get away
with his judgment generally. When the
campaign opened, conditions existed,
which, if advantage had been taken of
them by the republican leaders, would
have resulted in the election of
Gov. Foraker by fifty thousand
plurality. But the opportunity was
thrown away. Democratic disaffection
was not taken advantage of and instead
of manly discussion of current issues
by republican orators, appeals to pre-
iudice and blind passion have been
made. This is notably true of Gov.
Foraker. He dismisses important and
vital questions of affairs of state with
a waive of the hand and adroitly plays
the iackal by appealing to preiudices
that ought to haye been dead and buried
twenty-y,ars ago. Instead of informa
tion on real issues he dispenses 10 his
hearers stirring memories of the war and
attempts TO befog their minds with
phantasIns and vagaries. Instead of ap-
pearing in dignifed discussion as the
executive of great state, he descends to
the role of clown and braggart. He
makes his audiences laugh by telling
stories, good, bad and even profane, and
though entertaining, he makes no con
verts. And thinking men ask: "What
has this to do with electionY"
Hif opponent, the Hon. Thomas Powell
has made an able, dignifed and clean
canvass. The net results are that thero
has been constant accretions to his follow
ing and a deep undercurrent of nope
among tie intelligent thinking voters
that he would be elected. Indeed, some
enthusiastic correspondents are already
claiming his election, while others less
enthusiastic assert that If two weeks more
were allowed before election his election
would be a for gone conclusion. Certain
1t ia, that Foraker has lost and Powell
has gained following and democratic
prospects in Ohio are much brighter
than they were fortnight ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
FOREIGN.

MR. GLADSTONE is recovering from his
cold.
The eldest daughter of General Bou-
LANCER is about to enter a Carmelite con-
vent.
PRINCE BIsNARK is suffering from a se-
we're attack of neuralgia in the face.
A HURRICANE on the Baltic has driven
many ships ashore between Rugen and
Memel aud damaged coast fortifcations.
Rev. De- STURGEON, of London, Eng,
it is announced, has withdrawn from the
Baptist Union.
The Comtesse de Paris shot 2as rab-
bits in three Says during her visit to
Lord and Lady Coventry st Croome
Court, Worcestershire.
AT a conference of leading Scottish con-
servatives extension of suffrage TO vo-
man was approved By small majority.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
TIE COMMERCE RULING.
1t Does Not Permit the Sale Of Tickets 10 Any

1t Does Not Permit the Sale Of Tickets 10 Any
Class Cheaper Than to the General Public.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The interstate
commerce commission rendered decis
ion in the case of ". U. Smith against
the Northern Pacific railroad company of
which com plaint wac made that the com
pany had been accustomed to sell tickets
to land seekers or explorers at about
half rates and TO settlers at low
rates. The commission decides that
the interstate Law does not
permit the sale of tickets to any class of
people az rates different from those es-
tablished for the general public. The
claim that TIE settlement Of the western
territories should be promoted by special
facilities of transportation is proper TO
be addressed TO a legislative body but no.
for consideration in interpreting the
present statute. The company ia
able by excursion rates opea TO all
and by making allowance upon the prizes
of it's land TO accomplish the desire Of its
objects without violation Of the Law. The
Northern Pacific company is notified TO
desist from selling special classes of
tickets at less than regular rates charged
TO the public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
NO PRISON FOR THEM.

Anarchists Write Open Letters 10 Governor
ogleSby---They Prefer Death to Imprison
ment--Vague Ideas OF American Liberty.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-George Engel, Louis
Lingg and Adolph Fischer, of the group
of condemned anarchists, have written
open letters to Governor Oglesby, refus-
ing any communication of sentance short
of liberty, and declaring their unabated
faith in the principles of anarchy. Their
letters are very long and consist
mainly Of an exposition of
their well known ideas regarding the social
conditions existing and the necessity for
remedies. They declare in substance,
that they arc not guilty of any
crime; that they have exercised
the right of free speech, free
thought and free assemblage, as
guaranteed by the constitution, and have
criticised the existing esils and
succored their fellow citizens with their
advice, as is the right of every honest
citizen. Their experience, they say has
eradicated their belief in the exist
ence of equal rights of the poor and rich
and the action of public officers, police
and militia have produced the belief that
the present conditions cannot last long.
Not being conscious of any guilt they
say "the powers that be may murder, but
cannot legally punish them" and protest
against the commutation of sentence de-
manding either liberty or death. Fisch-
er in his letter declares among
other things that if he is to be
held responsible for the death of
the policemen at Hay Market every
abolitionist could have been held re-
sponsible for the deeds OF John Brown.
Therefore lie could not ask or accept
'mercy" without lowering himself in his
self estimation. He asks if defaming
and misrepresonting the advocates and
teachings of socialism reconstruction
will do any good and as an answer
quotes al expert from Benjamin Frank
Inns essay "rules for reducing q great
empire to a small one," dedicated to the
English government in 1776, in which
Franklin says il few of the "factious
demagogues should be hanged" the blood
of the martyrE shall work a miracle in
favor of your purpose Ii. e. your own
\
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Drawing Jury in the John Jambor Bomb
Case.

RACINE, Oct. 31.-The third trial of
John Jambor, of Milwaukee, on a charge
of exploding a dynamite bomb with in
tent to kill ex-Ma-or Secor, on the night
of Jnne 10, 1886, vas called at o'clock
this afternoon. The arduous task of
drawing a jury vas Immediately com
menced, and pros poets for completing
the panel this afternoon are poor. At
3 o'clock no juror had been accepted.
The details Of the alleged crime are O quite
fresh in the public mind, the only ques-
ton being whether Janbor planted the
deadly bomb or not.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

BLUFF old Zach Chandler, of Michigan,
when accused of stealing the presidency
for Hayes, said: swell, considering the
man we got for president, you can only
make petty larceny out of it." That is
probably the way the State Journal stills
its conscience on those land grant tables.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Pensions Granted to wisconsoa People.

WAsHIsoTos, Nov. 1.-The following
Wisconsin people were granted pensions
Monday: Sophia, widow of Frank De-
rusha, Fond du Lac; Margaret D., widow
of d. D. Jones. Spring Green; Rose, wild
ov of Frank Musii, Slovan; Katie D.,
widow of j. p. Barker. Milwaukee; A. n.
Hickox, Norvey Ridge; r. Lavine. Seills-
vile; c. Scelegel, westfeld; n. Ander-
SON, Deerfcld; 7. Shields, Boscobel; ].
C. Qaimby, Norway Ridge; @. Wolf, She
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
WASHINGTON.

The president has appointed Victor
Vifquaine, of Nebraska, to be United
States consul at Colon, republic of Col
ombIa.
The Comptroller of the currency has
declared third dividend in favor of
creditors of the Logan National bank of
West Liberty.
THE treasury department announces
that the issuing of silver certificates or
other paper currency below the denomi-
nation of S. has been suspended.
SIXTEEN com panies of United States
regulars are now massed at Fort Custer,
in Montana, to proceed against the hos
tile Crow Indians, under the young chief
SwordBearer, whose murderous threats
have fer some time caused much anxiety
among the settlers OF that region.
No ONE at the White House is prepared
to answer the question, will post master
Judd resignr The question was asked
there to day, reference being had to the
current report in Oh cago, and the
answer was that no lntimation had been
received there to that effect.
The treasury department has decided
that the so called wool waste, made of
class No. wool costing over 80 cents
per pond unwasbed, which has been
garnetted, or put through some process
by which it is put in the condition of un
manufactured wool, is dutiabIe at the rate
of "a cents per pound,
ACTING SECRETARY MULDRow rendered
a decision rejecting the lists of selections
made by the Northern Pacific Railroad
company of about $1,000 acres of land III
WASHINGTON territory on fhe prOun6
that the lands in question were not in
dluded in the grant of that company
under the joint resolution of congress of
1870.
MAJ. ASA GARDNER, of the Judge advo-
crte generals department of the army,
who was recently ordered to duty ia
Washington is now installed in the war
department as q secretary to the secre-
tary of war. Secretary Endicott now has
three military secretaries--Maj. Gardner,
Maj. Adams of the engineer corps, and
Capt. Taylor of the ordinance depart
ment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
boygan; B. Hopkins Boscobel; NJ A. Waldo
Fort Howard; G. p. B. Csmpbell, Chetek
j. l.. Hunter, Cumberland; ii. Eng ,hsra
Howsrd's Grove.
THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTION.
A Gigantic Shutdown Goes Into Efect-It iss
Decree of the Standard Cnmnanr

Gigantic Shutdown Goes Into Efect-It iss
Decree of the Standard Company
PrrrssUss, Nov. IA gigantic shut-
down Ia the oil production, went into
suect to-day. For q year hence there
VIII be complete stoppase of half the
total petroleum production, based on the
ssnSes OF the wells during July and
August. No glycerine is to be used in
the same time, and no wells are to he
cleaned out. The general features of the
plan Is, that the Standard OIL eomnsny
has set apart 100000 barrels of oil as
O. cents 8 barrel, the profits of this is 10
be divided among those producers who
shut In their wells, and comply with su
the terms of the contracts. IL addition
to this the Standard producers have made
pool of 100000 barrels. the profits
aocrutng from which is to create a wage
tuna for the laboring men thrown out Of
employment
The purchases made yesterday of the
Saxoneurg and Gusher property NAV be
taken as an indication that the producers
protective association may be able in a
measure, to control that field which is the
only one not absolutely controlled by the
association and all big producing firms,
both Standard and independent, will nut
In their wells.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

An explosion which occurred at the
packing house of the Atlantic dyna-
mite works, at McConnsville, n. j., Mon
day morning, killed four men instansiy
and three others are missing. They are
supposed to have been near the mill
when the explosion occurred and doubt
less perished,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
The Mcdford Bank Makes an Assignment.


MEDFORD, Wis, Nov. 1.-The Exchange
bank of MedfoId, made an assignment
yesterday afternoon. Liabilities about
100000; assets unknown, as every thing
is incumbered. The bank is in the
hands of the sheriff. The bank has Il
large amount of money on deposit in
cludipg funds of the county treasurer
and the school board. The town, also
had money on deposit and almost every
man, woman and child in the county who
had spare money had it placed to tb cir
credit in the bank. The First National
bank of Milwaukee, was the correspou-
dent of the Ex.hango bank, of Medtord d.
II was private hanF, belonging to J. IL.
Wheelock, and it is thought that it will
be able to pay dollar for dollar. The
cause of the failure was too heavy deal
ing i'll real estate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Stone, the 0niv Survivor, Says the Vessel was
Overloaded.
SD<clal to the DENOCHAT

Stone, the onlv Survivor, Says the Vessel was
Overloaded.
Special to the DEHoChAT.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. l. The schoon-
er Pomeroy, Captain John Comstock, ar
rived in this port tonight, having on
board A1sl Stone, the only survivor of
the steamer Vernon. Stones story is
substantially IS follows: The boat left
Sheboygan Friday evening, at 7:3o
O'Clock, touching al the ports st.
Ignace and Frankfort, and having
on cargo of pig iron, slaves,
apples and four. Shs was
so heavily loaded that the
gangway or larboard side was one and
one-half inches above the water and the
port side six inches. The bow was SO
loaded that the gangvays could not bs
closed. Everything wss clear until the
storm came up Ffidsy night. Stone left
watch at y O'Clock going below. He
knew nothing more until he was awaken
ed by the noise of the lowering OF the life
boat. over head. He jumped into the
water and stuck out for life buoy a
short distance away. Upon gaining this
he found six of tn. crew there. Upon
looking around he could not see
thing ahost, everything hav-
ing gone down. The raft foated
until q. N. Monday, the crew all dying
in the meantime with the exception of
Stone. The bodies of all the men except
q fireman called Bill washed overheard.
when pick up, after beipg afoat As hours
Stone was starved and half frozen,
when seen last evening, however. he was
able to tell his story inteliigently- He is
q Sxede and hiss been IN the country
about a ear He shipped on the Vernon
at Sheboysan about two months ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Woodsmen Will Receive Better Wages This
Season.

WAUsAU, Wis, Oct. 31.-Wages in the
woods this winter will be better than the
past two seasons. Men who received S25
last winter and winter before, command
$50 and $35 now. Tesmsters, choppers
and leaders will have $40 and x45 q
month. 1t looks well for tho wage worker
il this section, and the good wages viii
have a healthy AID beneficial effect OF
business all around.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Hideous In Every Gui.v,

Whether IL be the best known form, chis and
fever, or else bilious remfttent, double ague or
ague cake is that aborainabie disorder involving
the liver, the bowels and the kidneys. known as
malaria. Every complaint classified under this
generic, though erroneous sppeilation. - de-
srructiye Of the nervous system. but is, unhappi-
Iy, not to be su5dued. or even checked, By the
use Of ordinary nervines, febrifuges tonics-
There is however. prompt relief and ultiInste
70 te found In Hoste;ter's Stomach Bi.ters.
f1r-TBos. among the proprietary remedies OF
America. and wi1eiv known ia other lands. Not
only diseases born Of miasma. but rheumatic
com paints, saperinduced By exposure IN bad
seatler. inherited or incurred debility Of tilc
ki!aeys or bladder. dyspepsia and an Irregular
condition Of the bowels, are curable-Day. certain
70 b. cared by this deservedy esteemed aud p4o-
fess.onaliy sanctioned corrective
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEs will have
to serve ont his sentence of three monts'
imprisonment. The upper court refused
to grant the appeal and confirmed the
decisiod of the lower court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will, beginning to-day, make 20
per cent. reduction on ell ten word dis
patches between New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Washington, Chicago and St.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Gaenther Says Tayloris Action Cannot Infiu-
enee HiIa One Way or the Other.

OSHKOSH, Oct. 3I--Congressman Guen-
ther denies the Statement. attributed TO
him by a Milwaukee paper, that he fGuen-
ther) was not q candidate for governor if
r. A. Taylor had decided to be a candi-
date. Mr.. Guenther said Mr.. Taylor's
action could not influence Linn one way
or the other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04

At the Pacific coast blood horse meet
ing at Oakland, Cal, Saturday, Kinney
won the / 1-16 mile race in l:49. Tho
ladies' stakes, for two year olds, = mile,
were taken by Geraldine in 1:14H.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-04
Agreed Upon a System Of Coast Defense..

WAsHIsGTos, Nov. 1.-The naval board
on coast defenses has agreed upon = sys-
tenn of defense consisting of monitors
supported by an auxiliary crsft, such as
rams and torpedo boats, and has found
that the two million dollars appropriated
for this purpose will be sufficient to es-
tablish at least one unit of the system.